The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Throughout the hall, the two brothers quarreled and accused each other.

Ning Yi took out an account book, saying it was a confession and evidence of all the bad deeds done by the Fourth Prince.

The fourth prince also took out a letter of complaint.

This letter of accusation was what he and the prime minister came up with. Since they were determined to confuse right and wrong and turn the tide, it was natural that they would not miss any issues.

He was furious and decided to kill those merchants with his own hands. If they hadn't revealed other issues of smuggling and reselling military rations, he wouldn't be in such a passive position now. He would have killed Lao Liu long ago.

Emperor Wu looked at his two sons with a leisurely gaze, and each of them seemed to have solid evidence.

He didn't even look at the so-called testimony. He just looked at Lao Liu and asked, "Lao Liu, do you have any substantial evidence to prove that Lao Si was reselling military rations?"

Similarly, Emperor Wu didn't care about anything else, he only cared about the issue of military rations.

Even if the fourth brother really reached out for disaster relief grain and smuggled it, but he knelt down in front of him honestly, then it was still worth sparing his life.

At this time, the Fourth Prince was extremely nervous, fearing that the Sixth Prince, that bastard, would come up with some substantial evidence.

The virtuous concubine was also terrified. If the Fourth Prince really had contaminated the military rations and there was irrefutable evidence, then it would be impossible for her to turn the situation around.

Ning Yi's mouth twitched fiercely. What evidence was there? He only had the testimony of those businessmen.

He knew that now the three of them, father and son, were accusing each other in public, and it was not a court at all.

The root of everything depends on Emperor Wu’s mood and judgment.

Since there was no substantial evidence, Ning Yi said solemnly, "Father, those merchants have confessed. They all witnessed the Fourth Prince reselling military rations. After the rations were dispatched from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, they would directly seize a batch and then resell them."

"He even went to the northern border troops and conspired with their generals to resell at least half of the army's rations, splitting the profits equally."

"Father." Ning Yi raised his voice, "The Fourth Prince is now reselling military rations. He has even extended his hand into the army. The generals in the army have repeatedly resold not only military rations but also military equipment with them."

"If this continues for a long time, the soldiers of our Great Wu Kingdom will not even have enough to eat, and will have to fight the barbarians on an empty stomach. Doing so is simply digging into the foundation of our Great Wu Kingdom. If we don't punish them severely, the border troops will become the back garden of the Fourth Prince in the future."

These words were extremely serious and frightened the Fourth Prince. The reason why he was anxious and nervous was that this topic was beyond the scope of discussion between him and the Prime Minister.

No one expected that the Sixth Prince would hold on to the military rations and would not let go, and Emperor Wu was also keeping an eye on the issue of military rations.

The so-called disaster relief grain is not that important now.

The Fourth Prince kowtowed repeatedly in the face of the Emperor Wu's dangerous gaze. "Father, the Sixth Prince is slandering me. I haven't touched any military rations, and I don't have the qualifications to do so. I don't even know any of those so-called border generals."

Ning Yi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Fourth Prince with a cold gaze. This Fourth Prince was really difficult to deal with.

If I hadn't jumped out of the problem circle of disaster relief food, I would have been tricked by him now.

I also have a strong contempt for the old man, Emperor Wu. You, the emperor, are out of your mind.

The evidence is solid, with witnesses and evidence all here, yet you still blame me. Do you think that nothing is important, not as important as your son being obedient?

The virtuous concubine's heart was in her throat, but she was still relieved. As long as there was no substantial evidence against the Sixth Prince, the problem would be easy to solve.

She stared at the Fourth Prince seriously, "Fourth Prince, you dared to touch the military rations. This is absolutely unforgivable. Tell me the truth, did you do it?"

The fourth prince was so aggrieved: "Mother, my child, my child is really dead."

"You're still quibbling." Concubine Xian glared at her, "Why aren't you telling the truth?"

"Sixth Brother, show him the evidence now and see how he explains it."

Ning Yi rolled his eyes fiercely. This evil Concubine looked like she was blaming the Fourth Prince.

But isn't he yelling for me to produce evidence in his words?

The mother and son acted so sincerely.

Ning Yi couldn't produce any evidence, so he could only bow and say, "Father, the merchants I arrested last night are all regulars in smuggling. They are now outside the palace. Your Majesty can summon them at any time."

"Moreover, those who went out last night were all Imperial Guards. All the Imperial Guards generals and soldiers can testify to this."

The Imperial Guards were Emperor Wu's private army, and he had to pay them all the military pay from his own treasury.

The weapons and equipment were also prepared for them by Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu naturally trusted his own Imperial Guards. It was impossible that they would rebel and become disobedient after only two days of following the Sixth Prince.

The Fourth Prince seized the opportunity and immediately accused him, "Sixth Brother, you only caught those merchants dealing in disaster relief grain. What does that have to do with me?"

"They accused me of reselling military rations. Is this the evidence?"

"So what they said about me rebelling is also true? You must be mentally ill to say such nonsense in front of the emperor."

After the accusations of Concubine Xian and the Fourth Prince's own denials, Emperor Wu was unable to produce any substantial evidence.

He said calmly, "So, these are the only confessions from these merchants?"

The Fourth Prince still looked like there were traces of tears on his face, but he was already raising his eyebrows in a provocative manner towards the Sixth Prince, saying, "If you have the guts, bring out other evidence."

Ning Yi's mouth twitched fiercely. He knew that it was impossible to kill the Fourth Prince today.

As long as the Fourth Prince is caught red-handed, Emperor Wu does not want to severely punish him, and everything will be in vain.

Since that’s the case, let’s trick the Fourth Prince in the end.

Ning Yi raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Fourth brother, I have something to ask you. Can you help me clear it up?"

The Fourth Prince looked at Ning Yi with serious contempt. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to him. How could he possibly want to help you solve your doubts?

Get away from me now and stop disgusting me in front of this prince.

But now, in front of the Martial Emperor, the Fourth Prince said calmly, "You, the Sixth Prince, are very powerful, aren't you? You can even mobilize troops privately. What do you need my help with?"

Finally, he did not forget to emphasize again that the Sixth Prince had mobilized troops without permission.

Ning Yi didn't take it seriously and chuckled calmly, "Fourth brother, you said I sealed off the Canal Transport Office."

"But when the Canal Transport Office encountered this kind of thing, they didn't file a complaint with the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, or the Yingtian Prefecture Office, nor did they come to the Imperial Palace to complain to the Emperor. Why did they only file a complaint with your mansion, the Fourth Prince?"

"Could it be that in the eyes of the Grand Canal Administration, your Fourth Prince's Mansion is more important than other offices?"

"That is, that is..." The Fourth Prince was stunned and could not explain dryly.

Emperor Wu also looked at the Fourth Prince in confusion. This question seemed to be asking the Fourth Prince, but in fact it was proof that in the eyes of the Grain Transport Office, the Fourth Prince's Mansion was much more reliable than other offices.

Concubine Xian also looked at the Sixth Prince in surprise. Although she was nervous just now, she only thought that Ning Yi was reckless and had captured a few businessmen to get their testimonies. These were not anything to worry about. But now it was different.